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Table 5 Types of surgical and device failure

From: Incidence and clinical impact of vertebral endplate changes after limited lumbar microdiscectomy and implantation of a bone-anchored annular closure device

Type of surgical and device failure

n (%)

Dislocation of whole ACD

5 (6.9)

ACD anchor head breakage

1 (1.3)

Posterior dislocation of mesh into spinal canal

13 (18)

Mesh subsidence into endplate

15 (20.8)

Symptomatic reherniation

10 (13.8)

Reoperation due to recurrent herniation

6 (8.3)

Reoperation due to device failure

7 (9.7)